Optical communication network with receiver reserved channel
AssigneeTeraconnect, Inc.
InventorsTimothy P. Boggess, John A. Trezza
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Abstract
An optical transmission device wherein each device has a single dedicated channel for receiving data and destination addressing is not required. The device is formed by constructing an array of transmitter/receiver pairs (transceivers) with a processing means and a gate controller. The network is configured such that transmission on any particular receiver reserved channel results in data being sent to a predetermined node having that particular receiver reserved channel. Data passes through other nodes without pausing to check the address information in the header when the data arrives at a node as is not in the dedicated receiver reserved channel.
Claims38
An optical data communications device fabricated as an integrated circuit, comprising:
- an array having a plurality of transceivers arranged to form channels, wherein said transceivers are capable of transmitting and receiving optical data;
- a processing unit for controlling data flow, wherein said processing unit designates a dedicated receiver channel for receiving said optical data;
- a gate controller for gating said optical data, wherein said gate controller regulates said data flow and prevents loss of packet data.
A receiver reserved channel device for communicating on a computer system bus, comprising:
- an array having a plurality of transceivers arranged to form channels, wherein said transceivers are capable of transmitting and receiving optical data;
- a processing unit for controlling data flow, wherein said processing unit designates a dedicated receiver channel for receiving said optical data;
- a gate controller for gating said optical data, wherein said gate controller regulates said data flow and prevents loss of packet data.
A receiver reserved channel device for communicating within an integrated circuit, comprising:
- an array having a plurality of transceivers arranged to form channels, wherein said transceivers are capable of transmitting and receiving optical data;
- a processing unit for controlling data flow, wherein said processing unit designates a dedicated receiver channel for receiving said optical data;
- a gate controller for gating said optical data, wherein said gate controller regulates said data flow and prevents loss of packet data.
An optical data communications network, comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, wherein said nodes contain a plurality of transceivers arranged to form channels of said transceivers, wherein each of said plurality of nodes has a dedicated receiver channel;
- a plurality of fiber optic cables interconnected with said transceivers for transmitting and receiving optical data, and wherein said fiber optic cables connect with each said plurality of nodes;
- a means of controlling data flow, wherein said optical data transmitted on said dedicated receiver channel passes through said plurality of nodes and is only removed by said node having said dedicated receiver channel.
A method of communicating on a network containing nodes with a receiver reserved channel, comprising the steps of:
- sending optical data from a first node to a second node on a transmission channel;
- passing through said optical data to a next node when said transmission channel is not said reserved channel of said second node;
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- removing said optical data when said transmission channel is said receiver reserved channel.
An integrated circuit crossbar switch designed from a ring architecture, comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, wherein each said node has an array of transceivers arranged to form channels, wherein said transceivers are capable of transmitting or receiving optical data, and wherein each said node has a means for controlling said optical data;
- a dedicated receiver channel on each of said nodes for receiving said optical data;
- an optical interface connecting to each of said nodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.